Renowned architect <a href="https://www.inhabitat.com/2010/06/22/santiago-calatrava-unveils-green-museum-of-tomorrow-in-rio/" target="_blank">Santiago Calatrava</a> just unveiled his design for a new rail station at the Denver International Airport as part of the location's South Terminal Redevelopment Program. The new expansion will add a rail link from downtown Denver that terminates at the airport as well as a hotel, a retail plaza and a rail bridge over Pena Boulevard. Calatrava, who has become known for his sweeping arches and impressive facades (and particularly, for his <a href="https://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/28/calatravas-high-speed-rail-station-opens-in-liege/">rail stations</a>), will add his iconic style to the iconic airport as well the city of Denver.

Calatrava's design for the new expansion is meant to complement the existing Rocky Mountain-inspired terminal, providing space to view the peaks, but also adding a more international flair to the airport.

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Denver is one of the few international airports without a rail link -- a vital source of efficient and low-carbon transportation. The new expansion will bring important new facilities to the airport and will connect it to the city core at Union Station with a FasTrack line terminating at Calatrava's new arched <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/04/28/final-design-for-sfs-transbay-transit-center-includes-public-rooftop-park/" target="_blank">transit station</a>. The rail line will travel across a new rail bridge over Pena Boulevard and then heads straight into the heart of the commercial plaza and adjacent hotel....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/calatrava-unveils-rail-station-at-denver-international-airport/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Denver is one of the few international airports without a rail link -- a vital source of efficient and low-carbon transportation. The new expansion will bring important new facilities to the airport and will connect it to the city core at Union Station with a FasTrack line terminating at Calatrava's new arched <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/04/28/final-design-for-sfs-transbay-transit-center-includes-public-rooftop-park/" target="_blank">transit station</a>. The rail line will travel across a new rail bridge over Pena Boulevard and then heads straight into the heart of the commercial plaza and adjacent hotel....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/calatrava-unveils-rail-station-at-denver-international-airport/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Denver is one of the few international airports without a rail link -- a vital source of efficient and low-carbon transportation. The new expansion will bring important new facilities to the airport and will connect it to the city core at Union Station with a FasTrack line terminating at Calatrava's new arched <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/04/28/final-design-for-sfs-transbay-transit-center-includes-public-rooftop-park/" target="_blank">transit station</a>. The rail line will travel across a new rail bridge over Pena Boulevard and then heads straight into the heart of the commercial plaza and adjacent hotel....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/calatrava-unveils-rail-station-at-denver-international-airport/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Denver is one of the few international airports without a rail link -- a vital source of efficient and low-carbon transportation. The new expansion will bring important new facilities to the airport and will connect it to the city core at Union Station with a FasTrack line terminating at Calatrava's new arched <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/04/28/final-design-for-sfs-transbay-transit-center-includes-public-rooftop-park/" target="_blank">transit station</a>. The rail line will travel across a new rail bridge over Pena Boulevard and then heads straight into the heart of the commercial plaza and adjacent hotel....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/calatrava-unveils-rail-station-at-denver-international-airport/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Denver is one of the few international airports without a rail link -- a vital source of efficient and low-carbon transportation. The new expansion will bring important new facilities to the airport and will connect it to the city core at Union Station with a FasTrack line terminating at Calatrava's new arched <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/04/28/final-design-for-sfs-transbay-transit-center-includes-public-rooftop-park/" target="_blank">transit station</a>. The rail line will travel across a new rail bridge over Pena Boulevard and then heads straight into the heart of the commercial plaza and adjacent hotel....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/calatrava-unveils-rail-station-at-denver-international-airport/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Denver is one of the few international airports without a rail link -- a vital source of efficient and low-carbon transportation. The new expansion will bring important new facilities to the airport and will connect it to the city core at Union Station with a FasTrack line terminating at Calatrava's new arched <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/04/28/final-design-for-sfs-transbay-transit-center-includes-public-rooftop-park/" target="_blank">transit station</a>. The rail line will travel across a new rail bridge over Pena Boulevard and then heads straight into the heart of the commercial plaza and adjacent hotel....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/calatrava-unveils-rail-station-at-denver-international-airport/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Denver is one of the few international airports without a rail link -- a vital source of efficient and low-carbon transportation. The new expansion will bring important new facilities to the airport and will connect it to the city core at Union Station with a FasTrack line terminating at Calatrava's new arched <a href="https://inhabitat.com/2010/04/28/final-design-for-sfs-transbay-transit-center-includes-public-rooftop-park/" target="_blank">transit station</a>. The rail line will travel across a new rail bridge over Pena Boulevard and then heads straight into the heart of the commercial plaza and adjacent hotel....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/calatrava-unveils-rail-station-at-denver-international-airport/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Renowned architect Santiago Calatrava just unveiled his design for a new rail station at the Denver International Airport as part of the location's South Terminal Redevelopment Program. The new expansion will add a rail link from downtown Denver that terminates at the airport as well as a hotel, a retail plaza and a rail bridge over Pena Boulevard. Calatrava, who has become known for his sweeping arches and impressive facades (and particularly, for his rail stations), will add his iconic style to the iconic airport as well the city of Denver.